Kids Book Index
Janice Hechter, illustrated by Janice Hechter
When a group of New York City Girl Scouts learn in 2016 that there are no statues of women in Central Park, they organize and combine forces in a quest to change that shocking fact.
George Washington's Spectacular Spectacles: The Glasses That Saved AmericaSelene Castrovilla, illustrated by Jenn HarneyAt the Newburgh crisis, George Washington's unexpected use of reading glasses helps calm angry officers and defuse a confrontation that threatened the young United States.Third to Fifth GradeLexile 530LOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Who Discovered How to Breathe Underwater?: Jacques CousteauNed Wolfe, illustrated by Caroline HuThis STEM graphic biography follows French naval officer Jacques Cousteau’s work developing technology that allowed divers to breathe underwater and transformed modern ocean exploration.Third to Fifth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
A Flea For Justice: Marian Wright Edelman Stands Up for ChangeValerie Bolling, illustrated by TeMika GroomsThis picture-book biography follows Marian Wright Edelman from childhood encounters with injustice to a life advocating for civil rights and children.Third to Fifth GradeLexile 690LOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details